WHEREAS, Executive Order
94-26 established the Missouri Commission on Intergovernmental
Cooperation;

WHEREAS, Executive Order
94-26 expired, was reissued by Executive order 96-21, then
reissued by Executive Order 98-19 which expired;

WHEREAS, the emergence of
intergovernmental issues including state and federal aid,
state and federal mandates, home rule, and others still
requires increased communication and cooperation between
the state and local governments; and

WHEREAS, a state-local partnership
for problem-solving and planning will still be beneficial
to both levels of government and to the people of Missouri;
and

WHEREAS, the current and
future shift of federal responsibilities to state and local
governments still requires the establishment of a cooperative
partnership between state and local government; and

WHEREAS, the state should
continue to exercise leadership in fostering and encouraging
development of a partnership between state and local government;
and

WHEREAS, it is appropriate
that private citizens continue to be involved in efforts
to encourage a partnership between state and local government.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Bob Holden,
Governor of the State of Missouri, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the State of
Missouri, hereby re-establish the Missouri Commission on
Intergovernmental Cooperation. The Commission shall be composed
of twenty-eight (28) members, as follows: five (5) private
citizens who shall be appointed by the Governor; six (6)
state officials who shall be appointed by the Governor;
two (2) Senators (one of each party) who shall be appointed
by the President Pro Tem of the Senate; two (2) Representatives
(one of each party) who shall be appointed by the Speaker
of the House of Representatives; four (4) municipal elected
officials who shall be appointed by the Missouri Municipal
League; two (2) local government administrators who shall
be appointed by the Missouri City Management Association;
one (1) member of the Missouri Fire Services Alliance appointed
by the Alliance; one (1) Director of the Missouri Municipal
League; one (1) Director of the Missouri Association of
Counties; two (2) local government administrators who shall
be appointed by the Missouri city Management Association;
one (1) Regional Planning Commission Director appointed
by the Missouri Association of Councils of Government; and
one (1) school board member appointed by the Missouri School
Board Association. Other members or state agencies may be
appointed by the Governor as needed on a permanent or temporary
basis.

The Governor shall designate
one of the members of the Commission to serve as Chairperson,
and the Chairperson shall call meetings of the Commission.
The Missouri Commission on Intergovernmental Cooperation
is assigned to the Commissioner of Administration, who shall
provide staff assistance as needed. Members of the Commission
shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall
be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred
in the performance of their duties.

The duties of the Commission
are:

To undertake, as it deems appropriate, research and
investigation into issues and problems pertaining to state-local
relations;

To function as a clearinghouse for information relevant
to intergovernmental issues;

To serve as a vehicle of communication through which
state and local government can meet to discuss and resolve
shared existing and potential problems;

To review and analyze proposed legislation and regulatory
changes that affect state and local government relations;

To coordinate the provision of technical assistance
to state and local government in a broad range of program
and policy areas; ad

To perform other such similar services and research
as the Commission shall decide upon.

The Commission shall report
annually to the Governor on its activities, and on the results
of its studies, and shall include any recommendations for
legislative, executive, or judicial administrative action
to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Supreme Court.
This Executive Order supercedes and rescinds any previous
Executive Order on the same subject.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set
my hand and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the
State of Missouri, in the City of Jefferson, on this
21st day of September, 2001.

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